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Swine

חֲזִירStrong’s H2386

chazir (cha-zir)

Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Chazir is the Hebrew word usually translated “pig” and “wild boar”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.”
Leviticus 11:7 KJV
Meaning
  1. Hog, swine, boarswine (as forbidden food) · wild boar
How it's translated
  • the pig 4
  • a pig 2
  • wild boar 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Isaiah 3
  • Leviticus 1
  • Deuteronomy 1
  • Psalms 1
  • Proverbs 1

5 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

חֲזִיר chazir · swine

1) hog, swine, boar 1a) swine (as forbidden food) 1b) wild boar

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “swine” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

SWINE, noun

sing. and plural A hog, a quadruped of the genus Sus, which furnishes man with a large portion of his most nourishing food. The fat or lard of this animal enters into various dishes in cookery. The swine is a heavy, stupid animal, and delights to wallow in the mire.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.